Università del Salento, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Lingue e Beni Culturali
Prova Scritta Lingua e Traduzione Inglese 1° Anno Triennio –
Sessione Estiva (Luglio) SIMULAZIONE: 2 hours
LLCCLLSS / LLCI / Interclasse
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Translation / Reading
En - It
It - En
Writing Task
Listening Tasks
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Part 1 – Translation / Reading
Translate the parts of the text in English into Italian and vice-versa. (60 MARKS)
NO DICTIONARIES ARE ALLOWED
Linguistic tourism could help save Britain's ancient languages
Tourists looking for sun and sea but keen for something extra from their holiday break can now help
save an ancient language.
Four languages spoken on British territories feature on an new "endangered" list, with the numbers
of people using them seriously declining. There are particular fears for the future of Jersey French,
Guernsey French, as well as Cornish and Manx on a list of 33 under-threat languages.
The at-risk list was compiled by the language expert Christopher Moseley at University College
London and is based on data from the Unesco Languages in Danger project which was launched in 1993.
A new report, which highlights the threatened languages, believes "linguistic tourism" can help save
them by stimulating greater interest in learning them and helping them survive.
Tony Scott Warren, il funzionario linguistico francese del Jersey meglio conosciuto come Offici du
Jèrriais, prevede che rimarranno circa 1.000 madrelingua. "Stiamo cercando di sviluppare pienamente il
sistema per poter coinvolgere quante più persone possibile", ha dichiarato.
Nonostante la lingua mannese dell'isola di Man e il cornico siano state classificate come "ad alto
rischio di estinzione", gli esperti ritengono invece che il futuro sarà migliore per entrambe.
Adrian Cain, il funzionario linguistico per l'Isola di Man, ha dichiarato: "La situazione della lingua è
significativamente migliorata rispetto a 20 o 30 anni fa. C'è sempre stato un forte senso di identità e
negli anni Ottanta delle risorse sono state messe a disposizione a supporto della lingua. Per molto
tempo c'è stata un aumento del sostegno da parte dei cittadini. È fantastico. Ci rende speciali e genera
un sentimento positivo”. Ha aggiunto che i funzionari di tutto il mondo che sostengono altre lingue
minoritarie spesso hanno visitato l'Isola di Man per scoprire come il mannese fosse stato rilanciato.
Adapted from The Independent Sunday 09 November 2014)
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2) WRITING TASK
Choose ONE of the tasks below. Write legibly and in pen. Write 120-180 words. (30
MARKS)
1) You have read in a newspaper that the Government plans to allocate more funds for young
people. Write a letter to the newspaper expressing your opinion.
 Briefly talk about the areas of young people’s lives that, in your opinion, are most important
for students.
 List and describe the facilities for young people in your area that need extra financing.
2)
An English-speaking friend studying languages tells you that He/She wants to come to learn
Italian. He/She asks for your advice about where to apply. Write an email in reply.
 Briefly describe the different universities / towns that he/she could choose to go to study
Italian.
 Say at which university it would be best to study and why.
3) Your town wants to attract more visitors from abroad have asked you to write a short
advertisement to be put on an internet site.
 Briefly describe your town and where it is.
 List the facilities that the own offers, and the periods of the year in which it is best to visit.
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